内容摘要：Top of many of her colleagues' lists is Suella Braverman, the former home secretary.

Top of many of her colleagues' lists is Suella Braverman, the former home secretary.

A total of 24 people have been taken into custody, French media report.The arrests were connected to an unsuccessful attempt by

The pair were described by French media as relatives of Pierre Noizat, the co-founder of French Bitcoin exchange platform Paymium.Arrests were also made over a kidnapping attempt against a person with ties to the crypto sector which was foiled by police in the Nantes region of western France on Monday, local media outlets reported.Police intervened before the attack was carried out, police sources said.

Other incidents of kidnappings or attempted kidnappings have taken place across the country in recent months, including the case ofLe Parisien newspaper said his kidnappers demanded his wealthy son pay a €5-7m ransom (£4.2-5.9m).

The victim had one finger missing when he was rescued by police days later in a house in Palaiseau, south of Paris, according to French media.

These incidents follow the kidnapping of David Balland, co-founder of the cryptocurrency firm Ledger, who was abducted with his wife at their home in central France in January."The incident attracted worldwide attention which shows how rare and unusual it was and what a major incident it was," he added.

Merlin Attractions Operations Ltd admitted breaches of the Health and Safety Act in what bosses called "the most serious incident" in Alton Towers' history.Imposing the fine on Merlin, Judge Michael Chambers QC said the crash had been foreseeable, but accepted the company which owns Alton Towers had subsequently taken full and extensive steps to remedy the problems that led to it happening.

Mr Gaines added that at the time the UK was recognised as one of the leading experts in amusement park safety."Lots of other countries don't have any real regulation about ride safety," he said.